Feature J. Frank Dobie Rides Again The folklorist writing of “Mr. Texas” characterizes the state as it assumed a Western identity By Lonn Taylor
Energy News Texas Blows Other States Away Everything’s bigger in Texas—even our wind-generating capacity By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Feature The Power of Your Cooperative Around the countryside and around the world, the co-op ethos strengthens communities By Gene Fowler
Currents Matters of Family, Matters of State Some of the stuff we looked into while you were reading last month’s issue By Texas Co-op Power Staff
Texas USA Alvin’s Deluge: It Reigns Gulf Coast town holds U.S. record for greatest rainfall in 24 hours By E.R. Bills
Observations My Way A two-wheeled perspective on a personal stretch of a Texas back road By John Taliaferro
Texas History Prohibited by City Ordnance Austin innkeeper Angelina Eberly’s cannon blast sounds alarm that saves state archives By Martha Deeringer
TCP Kitchen Desserts Made with Candy Simple tricks for turning Halloween leftovers into after-dinner treats By Anna Ginsberg
Photo Contest Focus on Texas: Stepping Out Footwork—both fancy and fanciful—that can make for lasting impressions By Grace Arsiaga
Hit the Road Midland’s Manor of Oil and Culture Museum of the Southwest welcomes visitors to estate of 1930s oil tycoon Fred Turner Jr. By E. Dan Klepper